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Identify This Fish!

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Question 1
Is the tail forked?
Unknown fish image to identify.
Tree Identification Key
Tail not forked
Forked tail
A/B Identification Key
1
Forked tail
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Tail not forked
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2
Body VERY long and slender
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Body not VERY long and slender
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3
Scalpel-like spine at base of the tail
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No scalpel-like spine at base of tail
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4
Silvery body
Great Barracuda
Body not silvery
Lizardfish
5
Very large eye
Longspine Squirrelfish
Eye not very large
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6
Spine is a dark color
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Spine is not a dark color
Blue Tang
7
Beak-like mouth
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Mouth not beak-like
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8
One or more horizontal stripes
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No horizontal stripes
Sergeant Major
9
Vertical bars
Doctorfish
No vertical bars
Ocean Surgeon
10
Thick lines around mouth
Queen Parrotfish
No thick lines around mouth
Rainbow Parrotfish
11
Body has spots or blotches
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Body does not have spots or blotches
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12
Blue stripes
Bluestriped Grunt
No blue stripes
Yellowtail Snapper
13
Body has hexagonal pattern on side
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Body does not have hexagonal pattern on side
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14
Yellow on fin edges
Blue Angelfish
No yellow on fin edges
Hogfish
15
Horns above eyes
Honeycomb Cowfish
No horns above eyes
Smooth Trunkfish
16
Body flattened with both eyes on upper side
Peacock Flounder
Body not flattened and eyes not on upper side
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Red-brown spots
Red Hind
No red-brown spots
Coney